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decapitate

English

Etymology

From French décapiter, from Late Latin decapitare, from de- + caput.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??kap?te?t/

Verb

decapitate (third-person singular simple present decapitates, present participle decapitating, simple past and past participle decapitated)

  1. (transitive, literally) To remove the head of.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.).

Synonyms

  • behead
  • decollate

Hyponyms

  • guillotine

Antonyms

  • recapitate

Derived terms

  • decapitable
  • decapitation

Translations


Italian

Verb

decapitate

  1. second-person plural present and imperative of decapitare

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decapitator

English

Etymology

decapitate +? -or

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??kæp?te?t?(?)/

Noun

decapitator (plural decapitators)

  1. One who decapitates.

Synonyms

  • beheader

Related terms

  • decapitate

Translations

decapitator From the web:

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